!msg #PointOut - Imagine you are preparing your presentation. You do your research, create your slides, write your speech.
!msg #PointOut - Then after your presentation you check whether it has made an impact. !pic #PointOut - ….No results …… - What happened ???
!pic #PointOut – In general people are lazy
!pic #PointOut allows you to send message and slides to Twitter while you are presenting. !msg #PointOut - It’s all about the Seeding and Feeding of the “Backchannel” !msg #PointOut - Backchannel : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backchannel
!pic #PointOut - Use case : Presenting at a conference !msg #PointOut - Twitter & Google Wave during conferences http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2009/11/google-wave-vs-twitter-at-conferences/ !msg Using #PointOut in the social/new media has similarities with a Press Release in the traditional Media
!pic #PointOut - Use case : Education !msg #PointOut – Your opinion please : Is Twitter the right tool for a backchannel in an Education setting ?
!pic #PointOut is build as a Microsoft Powerpoint Add-in
!pic #PointOut When starting it will ask you for your Twitter Username, Password and standard hashtag.
!pic #PointOut commands are in the speaker notes of the presentation. !msg #PointOut has 3 commands !msg, !pic and !split !msg #PointOut !msg <message> tweets the message !msg #PointOut !pic <message> uploads a picture of the current slide to mobypicture.com, and tweets the message !msg #PointOut !split is a marker to indicate any command after the split will be send just before the next slide
!pic #PointOut sample screen
!msg It is also possible to run #PointOut in dry-run mode where you can check if your messaeg do not exceed 140 char
!pic Current Status of #PointOut !split !msg #PointOut – Question: Any suggestions on where to post the sources ?
!pic Integration of #PointOut with Google Wave
!pic #PointOut – Google Wave is still only in preview. So API changes can be expected.
!msg #PointOut - Similar functionality for Keynote : http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Keynote-Tweet.shtml !msg #PointOut - Alternative using Powerpoint and Flash http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/powerpoint-twitter-tools/
!msg #PointOut - Thanks for your attention any feedback is welcome either in person or via Twitter.